PacketVideo

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PacketVideo Corporation
Company typePrivately Held
Founded
San Diego, California
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Key people
Mark Tapling, CEO and Team [1];
Websitehttps://web.archive.org/web/20171104023722/http://www.pv.com/

PacketVideo Corporation or PV was a San Diego-based company that produced software for wireless multimedia, including the display of video on mobile handsets. The PacketVideo name wasn't actively used after being acquired by Lynx Technology.[1][2]

History

PV was founded in

NTT DoCoMo. Corporate parent NTT DOCOMO sold PacketVideo NorthAmerica and Europe to Lynx Technology on 10 May 2015 and the remaining portion, PacketVideo Japan, exactly one year later on 10 May 2016.[1]

Products

PV's customers include mobile operators such as

Orange
, handset manufacturers, and consumer electronics companies. PV's software is embedded in more than 249 million devices worldwide and more than 248 different products.

Major product groups from PV are:[3]

  • CORE, which provides a universal structure for mobile multimedia applications. CORE is an established framework that can support any media services.
  • MediaFusion, a
    white-label
    client-server software application to develop and launch on-device portals for rich media services.
  • TwonkyMedia suite of products that connect home entertainment devices.

Locations

PacketVideo has presence in three continents, with its headquarters in San Diego. Major development centers are in San Diego, Chicago, Chandigarh, Charlotte, Tokyo, Tampere, Berlin, Boston, and Basel. Sales and customer support centers are in San Diego, Chicago, Charlotte, Tokyo, Tampere, Nice, and Basel.[4]

Affiliations

PacketVideo is a member of industry forum and consortiums,

Digital Living Network Alliance

References

  1. ^ a b "PacketVideo, a subsidiary of NTT DOCOMO, announces acquisition of Japan Connected Home operations by Lynx Technology". Lynx Technology. Archived from the original on 9 October 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Home". PV. Archived from the original on 26 October 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  3. ^ "Products". PV. Archived from the original on 28 April 2009. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  4. ^ "Locations". PV. Archived from the original on 20 April 2009. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  5. ^ "Alliliations". PV. Archived from the original on 2 February 2010. Retrieved 7 May 2018.

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